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Psychology 100 with Magelsen at Columbia Basin College
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D) personality
Gender differences in depression are least noticeable among
D) preadolescent children.
Laura's husband died three years ago, but she is still depressed. Her therapist suggests that she is really angry at her husband for abandoning her. The therapist's interpretation reflects the ________ perspective.
B) psychoanalytic
We can more easily extinguish a fear of driving a car than a fear of holding snakes. This is best explained from a ________ perspective.
B) biological
Maladaptive behaviors that reduce worry and fear are most indicative of
B) an anxiety disorder.
Although Mrs. Petrides usually sits passively in a motionless stupor, she sometimes repetitiously shakes her head or waves her arms. She most likely suffers from
B) catatonia.
Rishi, a college student, complains that he feels apprehensive and fearful most of the time but doesn't know why. Without warning, his heart begins to pound, his hands get icy, and he breaks out in a cold sweat. Rishi most likely suffers from
A) generalized anxiety disorder.
Compulsive hand washing often increases in frequency because it relieves feelings of anxiety. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on compulsive behaviors.
B) reinforcement
Obsessions are
C) offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.
Some psychologists believe that due partly to a broader definition of trauma, mental health professionals have been overdiagnosing
C) PTSD.
In which disorder do people alternate between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild overexcitement?
D) bipolar disorder
Those with narcissistic personality disorder are likely to be preoccupied with
C) their own self-importance.
Freud suggested that for those suffering a generalized anxiety disorder, the anxiety is
B) free-floating.
Which perspective suggests that depression is a reaction to loss and the internalization of unresolved anger toward parents?
C) psychoanalytic
Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult is indicative of
A) agoraphobia.
Dopamine overactivity appears to be most clearly related to
B) hallucinations.
Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of certain
A) phobias.
Mr. Hunt believes that he is the president of the United States and that he will soon become the “King of the Universe.” Mr. Hunt is most clearly suffering from
A) delusions.
To break the vicious cycle of depression, the social-cognitive perspective suggests that people should be encouraged to explain their failures in terms that are both
C) external and temporary.
Sadie is so fearful of being overwhelmed by anxiety that she rarely steps outside her apartment. The thought of going shopping and getting lost in a crowd terrifies her, so she has her groceries delivered. Because of her fear, she earns her living as a freelance writer, working at home. Sadie's behavior is most characteristic of
A) agoraphobia.
The medical model of psychologically disordered behavior is most likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of
D) social circumstances and psychological factors.
A disorder in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive, and wildly optimistic is known as
C) mania.
Some studies suggest that an anxiety gene affects the brain's level of the neurotransmitter
B) serotonin.
The social-cognitive perspective has emphasized that depression is perpetuated by
B) self-blaming attributions.
The reduced self-control of murderers is most closely related to reduced brain activity in their ________ lobes.
A) frontal
People with reactive schizophrenia more often have the ________ symptoms that respond to drug therapy.
B) positive
A person attacked by a fierce dog develops a fear of all dogs. This best illustrates
C) stimulus generalization.
Gender differences in depression are least noticeable among
D) preadolescent children.
Anthony is 32 years old, well above average in intelligence, and quite charming. He has swindled several older people out of their life savings, and he seems to have little feeling for his victims, nor does he fear the consequences of getting caught. His behavior is evidence of
B) a personality disorder.
Which of the following disorders is more common among men than women?
D) antisocial personality disorder
A deluded Scotsman, Daniel M'Naughten, tried to assassinate a government official in 1843. He was sent to a mental hospital rather than to prison because he was judged to
C) be insane.
Laura's husband died three years ago, but she is still depressed. Her therapist suggests that she is really angry at her husband for abandoning her. The therapist's interpretation reflects the ________ perspective.
A) psychoanalytic
According to the medical model, psychological disorders are
A) sicknesses that need to be diagnosed and cured.
Women are at greater risk of depression than men partially because women are more likely to ________ in response to stressful circumstances.
A) overthink
Which perspective has emphasized the impact of learned helplessness on depression?
B) social-cognitive
Sluggishness and inactivity are most likely to be associated with
C) major depressive disorder.
A fundamental problem with the diagnostic labeling of psychologically disordered behaviors is that the labels often
B) bias our perceptions of the labeled person.
In comparison to generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder is characterized by periods of distress that are
A) more intense and less prolonged .
The social withdrawal and haunting nightmares of battle-scarred war veterans best illustrate symptoms of
D) PTSD.
A major depressive disorder is most likely to be characterized by
C) feelings of personal worthlessness.
During a heated argument with his father, Mike was suddenly unable to move his right arm. Medical examinations are unable to detect a physiological basis for the paralysis. It is likely that Mike suffers from
B) a conversion disorder.
Which of the following disorders is characterized by the most sudden and unpredictable episodes of distress?
A) panic disorder
Which perspective has emphasized the impact of learned helplessness on depression?
C) social-cognitive
ADHD is diagnosed ________ often in girls than in boys. In the decade after 1987, a(n) ________ proportion of American children have been treated for this disorder.
D) less; increasing
Those with an avoidant personality disorder are most likely to display
A) a fear of social rejection.
Connie exhibits multiple personalities. Evidence that information learned by her secondary personality influences the moods and behaviors of her primary personality would most clearly rule out the contribution of ________ to her symptoms.
D) dissociation
Kaylee is so afraid of spiders and insects that she avoids most outdoor activities and even refuses to go to the basement of her own house alone. Kaylee appears to suffer from
B) a phobia.
Rats that received unpredictable electric shocks in a laboratory experiment subsequently became apprehensive when returned to that same laboratory setting. This best illustrates that anxiety disorders may result from
A) classical conditioning.
The prominent feature of mood disorders is the experience of
A) emotional extremes.
Gender differences in depression are least noticeable among
C) preadolescent children.
People born in ________ during the month of ________ are at increased risk for schizophrenia.
A) North America; February
Schizophrenia that develops rapidly, seemingly as a reaction to stress, is called ________ schizophrenia.
A) acute
Mrs. Swift is alarmed by her own intrusive and irrational thoughts that her house is contaminated by germs. Her experience best illustrates the agitating effects of
C) an obsession.
Elmer, the owner of an auto service station, suddenly began smashing the front fenders and hoods of two customers' cars. When asked why, he excitedly explained that he was transforming the cars into “real racing machines.” When an employee tried to restrain him, he shouted that everybody was fired and quickly began breaking the car windows. Elmer is exhibiting symptoms of
C) mania.
The medical model would be LEAST helpful for explaining the
D) dramatic increase in reported cases of dissociative identity disorder during the past 40 or so years.
The reduced self-control of murderers is most closely related to reduced brain activity in their ________ lobes.
D) frontal
It has been suggested that compulsive acts typically exaggerate behaviors that contributed to the survival of the human species. This idea best illustrates the ________ perspective.
C) biological
Some studies suggest that an anxiety gene affects the brain's level of the neurotransmitter
A) serotonin.
A disorder in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive, and wildly optimistic is known as
B) mania.
One cluster of personality disorders marked by dramatic or impulsive behaviors is exemplified by the ________ personality disorder.
D) histrionic
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